Business Administration

Bachelor's, Master's, Minor

Earn An Accredited Business Degree Online Or In Person

Northern Arizona University’s Bachelor of Business Administration degree program combines the high-quality rigor of a traditional college business degree with faculty and curriculum focused on current, real-world skills and experiences. You will earn a business degree that is ACBSP accredited and meets criteria for many prominent MBA programs. You can complete this program entirely online or at select NAU statewide campuses.

Tailor Your Business Degree to Match Your Career Goals

The business administration bachelor’s degree program offers five unique emphases that allow you to customize your business degree to match your interests and goals.

Choose from:

Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Global Business

Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Management

Marketing

After completing your business degree, continue with an MBA, a Master of Administration or another master’s degree, or enter such business positions as:

Business Operations Specialist

Financial Analyst

Logistician

Market Research Analyst

Marketing Manager

Catalog Information

Learn more about the program options by viewing the catalog information below. Catalog information is displayed for the2018-2019 academic year.

University Requirements

To receive a bachelor's degree at Northern Arizona University, you must complete at least 120 units of credit that minimally includes a major, the liberal studies requirements, and university requirements as listed below.

At least 30 units of upper-division courses, which may include transfer work.

At least 30 units of coursework taken through Northern Arizona University, of which at least 18 must be upper-division courses (300-level or above). This requirement is not met by credit-by-exam, retro-credits, transfer coursework, etc.

A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on all work attempted at Northern Arizona University.

The purpose of the Northern Arizona University Bachelor of Business Administration Program is to provide excellent business management and related higher education using the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award standards for education as applied through the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) accreditation. We seek to be a premier provider of Baldrige-Quality business management and related higher education with an emphasis on value and accessibility. We focus on core business competencies within a global context.

design and implement effective strategies for the global marketplace, and

discern the underpinning ethical issues in local and global business decision-making, including those involving social responsibility, environmental sustainability, and profitability.

The global context for the core competencies will be addressed in all relevant classes across the curriculum. We provide online and hybrid classes for learning through the application of technology, as well as opportunities to study as part-time students. We provide opportunities for students to apply leadership skills through Phi Beta Lamda, as well as competitive challenges involving other business programs in Arizona and nationally. We collaborate with other universities globally and within the region to provide direct international experience. We facilitate regional business development through our innovative incubator program.

Our faculty is selected for their scholarly and business management experience. We contribute to the body of knowledge primarily through engaged scholarship, including research, publications, and scholarly professional activities regarding teaching, discovery, integration, and application.

Associate Degree Transfer Block

Students transferring into the program may meet admission requirements by completing an ABUS degree from an Arizona Community College. The ABUS includes the AGEC-B, which satisfies the Northern Arizona University liberal studies requirement.

Students transferring into the program from California may meet the Northern Arizona University liberal studies requirement by completing an IGETC at a California community college.

All students must complete the Northern Arizona University ethnic and global diversity requirements. These requirements may be met by completing courses at Northern Arizona University or at other institutions.

One or two electives, with a regional international focus are recommended. Courses used to satisfy the foreign language requirement may not be used to satisfy this recommendation. This requirement may also be satisfied by a study abroad (3-6 units)

*Students who are unable to complete an internship due to work/life circumstances may do an intensive guided study project on a specific industry and region under the guidance of a faculty member. A proposal for the project must be approved in advance by a B.B.A. full-time faculty member.

The foreign language requirement may be met by successfully completing a CLEP test for the appropriate number of units.

General Electives

Additional coursework is required, if, after you have met the previously described requirements, you have not yet completed a total of 120 units of credit.Â

You may take these remaining courses from any academic areas, using these courses to pursue your specific interests and goals. We encourage you to consult with your advisor to select the courses that will be most advantageous to you. (Please note that you may also use prerequisites or transfer credits as electives if they weren't used to meet major, minor, or liberal studies requirements.)

Additional Information

Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also take. For prerequisite information click on the course or see your advisor.

Global Business Administration

The Master of Global Business Administration (MGBA) degree not only provides you with a strong theoretical backgrond in domestic and global business practices, but also provides real work problem-solving experiences. Our MGBA coursework frequently involves examples and assignments from domestic and global businesses, taught by faculty with experience beyond academia. Students will work collaboratively with peers from different cultures and backgrounds to learn and apply these skills. With our 4+1 structure (4-year Bachelor's degree and 1-year Master's degree), a student can earn an undergraduate business degree in four years and with only one additional year of study, earn a Master of Global Business Administration degree. The MGBA curriculum is comprised of three terms including fall, spring, and summer which students complete in one year, demonstrating that it not only allows students to graduate quickly but also helps them save money. The Master of Global Business Administration Mission Statement: To develop organizational leaders equipped with global business knowledge, managerial skills and ethical approaches that advance business practices.

University Requirements

To receive a master’s degree at Northern Arizona University, you must complete a planned group of courses from one or more subject areas, consisting of at least 30 units of graduate-level courses. (Many master’s degree programs require more than 30 units.)

You must additionally complete:

All requirements for your specific academic plan(s). This may include a thesis.

All graduate work with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0.

All work toward the master’s degree must be completed within six consecutive years. The six years begins with the semester and year of admission to the program.

The purpose of Master of Global Business Administration (MGBA) is to provide excellent graduate business administration education using the Malcolm Baldrige national Quality Award standards for education as applied through the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) accreditation. We seek to be a premier provider of Baldrige-Quality graduate business administration education with an emphasis on value and accessibility. We focus on core business competencies within a global context.

The program prepares graduates for a significant career in business, specifically with an emphasis on border business issues (including the Unites States and Mexico) and to fill demand by Arizona and other employers for such graduates. In particular, students from all educational and professional backgrounds as well as experienced professionals will be provided opportunities to develop and strengthen their skills in ethical business practices, problem solving, communications, team dynamics, and leadership, with particular emphasis in foreign trade and trans-border issues, in order to prepare them for supervisory and executive management positions in any organization. Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to (1) think creatively, analyze and synthesize data from multiple perspectives, (2) analyze and use financial information, (3) solve problems using decision-making tools and theories, (4) engage others through effective interpersonal skills, (5) communicate effectively in oral and written formats, (6) work well in team settings, (7) design and implement effective strategies for the global marketplace, and (8) discern the underpinning ethical issues in local and global business decision-making, including those involving social responsibility, environmental sustainability, and profitability.

The MGBA Program, taught by faculty with experience beyond academia, provides the participating students with a strong theoretical background in domestic and global business practices supplemented with hands-on innovative projects that are supervised by organizational mentors from collaborating business partners with the goal of promoting economic growth, locally, regionally, and globally.

Our faculty is selected for their scholarly and business administration experience. The faculty contribute to the body of knowledge primarily through engaged scholarship, including research, publications, and scholarly professional activities regarding teaching, discovery, integration, and application.

We value visionary and innovative leadership, lifelong student, faculty and organizational learning, ethical and socially responsible behavior, creating and improving excellent quality and value – personal and societal, and diversity of people and ideas.

Student Learning Outcomes

Ethical Business Practices – Develop ethical and sound business practices based on leading industry standards in marketing, accounting and finance, management, operations, and supply chain management.

Business Problem Solving – Evaluate business problems, formulate and then apply solutions based on financial and strategic information including the global business environment.

Business Communication – Apply effective written, oral, and non-verbal communication skills in a cross-cultural business environment.

Business Teams and Leadership – Build multi-cultural teams and evaluate multi-cultural leadership in contemporary business environments including virtual contexts.

Details

Additional Admission Requirements

Admission requirements over and above admission to NAU are required.

NAU Graduate Online application is required for all programs. Details on admission requirements are included in the online application.

Undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution

Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A"), or the equivalent.

Admission to many graduate programs is on a competitive basis, and programs may have higher standards than those established by the Graduate College.

Master's Requirements

Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also take. For prerequisite information click on the course or see your advisor.

Additional Information

PROGRAM FEE INFORMATION

Program fees are established by the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR). A program fee of $6000 has been approved for this program. A $1500 fee is applied to the following courses - MGBA 520, MGBA 650, MGBA 680, and MGBA 690.

Business Administration - Minor

This minor provides non-business majors with general business knowledge and skills. Some of the areas covered include overview of management, accounting, economics, business law, communication in business, and management information systems.

University Requirements

University Requirements

A minor is earned in conjunction with a bachelor's degree.

To receive a minor (18 to 24 units) at Northern Arizona University, you must complete a planned group of courses from one or more subject matter areas with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0. At least 12 units of the minor must be unique to that minor and not applied to any other minor.

Overview

In addition to University Requirements:

Complete individual plan requirements.

Please note that you may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

No more than 50% of the units used to satisfy minor requirements may be used to satisfy major requirements.